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Stephen Mally
Men's Track & Field

Notes: Jim Duncan Invitational

The Hawkeyes return to Iowa to compete at the Jim Duncan Invitational in Des Moines.

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THIS WEEK
The Hawkeyes return to Iowa to compete at the Jim Duncan Invitational in Des Moines. Competition begins Friday at 12:30 p.m. (CT). A group of distance and mid-distance runners will represent the Hawkeyes.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
The meet schedule and results can be found on the Iowa Track and Field schedule page at hawkeyesports.com. Updates and results will also be posted on the team's official 'X' account (iowaXC_TF). 

2026 NEWS

  • At the Stanford Invite, sophomore Luke Knepp set Iowa’s new school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing third in his section with the new program best of 8:34.97. He had previously held the No. 2 spot on the program list at 8:39.54. He shaved five seconds off of his time from a season ago. Teammate Hayden Kuhn ran 8:30.26 in his section to post the program’s fifth-best time.
  • Senior Lizzy Korczak captured the women’s javelin title at the Texas Relays with a throw of 55.20 meters. It is her second win of the season.
  • Senior Sal Capaldo wrapped up the decathlon in third place with a lifetime-best 7,305 points at the Texas Relays. Capaldo tallied four personal bests and six top-five finishes, including the win in the 110-meter hurdles.
  • At the Florida Relays, sophomore Chioma Nwachukwu climbed Iowa’s all-time list in the women’s 200 meters, with a third-place finish in 22.96. That time ranks fourth in program history.
  • Senior Gabby Cortez improved her standing on Iowa’s all-time list, running a lifetime-best 2:03.82 to move into third all-time in the 800 meters at the Florida Relays. Junior Leanna Lewis followed behind, clocking a personal-best 2:04.13 to rank fourth in program history.
  • In the women’s 4x400-meter relay, the quartet of Olicia Lucas, Damaris Mutunga, Leanna Lewis, and Chioma Nwachukwu placed fourth with a time of 3:30.88, ranking second in program history.
  • Iowa’s Vaughn DeVaughn III claimed the men’s 110-meter hurdle title in 13.92 at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge. 
  • Lizzy Korczak won the women’s javelin in Orlando for the second-straight season, opening her outdoor campaign with a 52.06-meter throw.
  • In their outdoor debuts, freshmen Emmanuel Njoku and Lovisa Ulvenstam competed in the men’s and women’s long jump. Njoku secured the men’s title with a wind-aided mark of 7.95 meters.

LAST TIME OUT
The Hawkeyes wrapped up a weekend of competition across the country with 10 updates to the program’s all-time list and 21 personal bests. At the Stanford Invitational, sophomore Luke Knepp set a new school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing third in his section with a program-best time of 8:34.97. He shaved five seconds off his mark from last season. At the Texas Relays, senior Lizzy Korczak earned her second victory of the season in the women’s javelin with a throw of 55.20 meters, while senior Sal Capaldo delivered an impressive performance in the decathlon. Capaldo finished third with a lifetime-best 7,305 points, recording four personal bests and six top-five finishes, including a win in the 110-meter hurdles. Additional lifetime bests were recorded by Lovisa Ulvenstam (long jump), Ali Frandsen (400-meter hurdles), Carson Lane (1,500 meters), and Miriam Sandeen (10,000 meters).

B1G HONORS
Two Hawkeyes were named Big Ten Athletes of the Week on March 25. Emmanuel Njoku's 7.95-meter jump is tied for second in the nation in the long jump. He won the title at the UCF Black & Gold Invite to open outdoor season. Prior Ochonogor kicked off his outdoor campaign with a title in the 400-meter hurdles. Ochonogor's time of 50.20 led the nation after opening week. He moved to 7th on Iowa's all-time list. 

LAST TIME HERE 
Last season, the Hawkeyes secured four event wins at the Jim Duncan Invitational, claiming titles in the women’s 800 meters, women’s shot put, men’s hammer throw and men’s discus. Wisdom Williams highlighted the field events with a personal-best toss of 16.15 meters in the shot put, moving to fourth in program history. Jaiden Itson captured the 800-meter title in 2:12.50, while Duke Faley recorded a personal-best 54.75 meters to win the discus. The Hawkeyes dominated the men’s hammer throw, with Austin Busch earning the victory at 65.30 meters and Sean Smith finishing second at 64.77 meters. Bryce Ruland (53.78 meters) and Sydnie Smith (48.42 meters) each placed second in the men’s and women’s discus, respectively. On the track, Marissa Long posted a personal-best 4:48.13 to finish fourth in the women’s 1,500 meters, while Armaan Chopra (3:56.92) and Kyle Montgomery (3:59.48) recorded lifetime bests to place second and eighth in the men’s race. Rowan Boulter added a third-place finish in the women’s 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 17:47.18.

RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS
The Hawkeyes return All-American’s Ryan Johnson, Mike Stein, Lizzy Korczak, and the men’s and women’s 4x400-meter relay teams. Johnson earned first-team All-America honors in his first season as a Hawkeye finishing in sixth-place, firing 71.91 meters and scoring the men’s team three points from the hammer throw. He became the first Hawkeye to reach the podium in the hammer throw since 2007. Making her NCAA Championships debut, Lizzy Korczak became a second-team All-American in the javelin. Competing in flight two, Korczak placed 13th at 53.18 meters. Stein uncorked a 75.77-meter throw out of the gate, which held as the best throw of his series and earned him sixth place, earning first team honors. The University of Iowa’s 4x400-relay team of Landon Fontenot, Zidane Brown, Josh Pugh and Terrick Johnson placed fourth and clinched first-team All-America status. The team clocked the second-best time in program history at 3:01.61. Also returning is the women’s 4x400-relay team of Alivia Williams, Damaris Mutunga, Olicia Lucas and Chioma Nwachuku securing the program's first ever first-team All-America honor. The quartet clocked a sixth-place time of 3:27.42 to finish the 2025 NCAA Championships.

RELAY RETURNERS
Iowa brings back a deep core of mid-distance runners to pace the relays. On the women’s front, sophomores Alivia Williams, Damaris Mutunga and Chioma Nwachukwu, alongside junior Olicia Lucas return as owners of four of the top five records in program history in the 4x400 relay. On the men’s side, Landon Fontenot, Zidane Brown, Josh Pugh and Terrick Johnson hold the program’s second-fastest time in the 4x400 after placing 4th at NCAAs last season. Derek Leicht, James Fingalsen, Ryan Schreiner and Johnson ran the 4x800 relay in 7:21.88 at the Drake Relays, which marked a then-world leading time. 

OUTDOOR SCHEDULE NOTES
Looking ahead, the Hawkeyes return to the Mt. SAC Relays, Beach Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational. Iowa will attend in-state meets at the Drake Relays, while also hosting the Musco Twilight meet in Iowa City. The schedule also features appearances at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, Jim Duncan Invitational, Tom Jones Invitational and Kip Janvrin Open. 

JOHNSON NAMED 2026 B1G MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
The native of Springboro, Ohio, was crowned the NCAA Champion in the weight throw on March 13 and became Iowa’s first-ever champion in the event. Johnson’s winning mark of 25.64 meters was two centimeters from his personal best, which he set on Feb. 27 to win the Big Ten title. His 25.66-meter mark to win the conference crown was a collegiate, facility and meet record and catapulted Johnson into the 2026 world lead. He was thus named the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships. Johnson is Iowa’s first-ever Big Ten Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year recipient. Jenoah McKiver was the program’s last conference athlete of the year, winning the indoor track honor in 2022. In his junior campaign, Johnson was undefeated and broke the 24-meter barrier at eight of nine meets. He was named to the 2026 USTFCCCA The Bowerman Watch List and was selected as the USTFCCCA National Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 9. Johnson became the No. 3 weight thrower in US history and No. 4 in the world this season.

SCHOOL-RECORD HOLDERS
Seven school records have been set by current members of the 2026 Iowa roster:

UPDATING THE ALL-TIME LISTS
The Hawkeyes made three updates to the outdoor top-10 lists:

UP NEXT
Iowa will travel across the country to compete in five meets, beginning Wednesday, April 15, at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, before continuing at the Bryan Clay Invitational, Tom Jones Invitational, Nebraska Invitational and Beach Invitational throughout the weekend.